Isle of Man Government Pound Sterling Banknotes

Dear Sirs,

Please provide any policies or other documentation held on the
status within the United Kingdom of banknotes issued by or with the
authority of the Government of the Isle of Man.

In particular:
1) Are these "pound sterling" bank notes considered to form part of
the currency base of the UK's sterling currency
2) Any restrictions placed upon the Isle of Man as to the total
value of banknotes that may be issued at any time
3) Any restrictions placed upon the Isle of Man as to the designs
of the island's banknotes
4) Any requirement upon the island to back note issue with holdings
of Bank of England notes or other securities
5) Any obligation upon the United Kingdom to underwrite the value
of banknotes issued by the island administration

Yours faithfully,
Mr Williams